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eighteen year-old akyra murray she graduated just last week and set to go to mercyhurst college on a full athletic scholarship for basketball. with akyra her cousin and our fox 29 intern patients carter recovering from an orlando hospital. >> we have learn that the victims from the philadelphia area went to orlando for a family vacation. >> three women decided to go out on a town saturday night to go dancing. night out with the girls turned into a bloody massacre. parker from southwest philadelphia lived to tell bit after being shot in the stomach. she spent three hours as a hostage inside pulse nightclub during the worst mass shooting in u.s. history. >> he had hostages in the bathroom. the hours i laid in blood. i got peoples body fragments on me. somebody's face was blown off. >> police broke through a wall to rescue parker and her cousin, akyra murray and fox 29 intern patients carter but it was just too late for mur hoy died later at the hospital. her family is in orlando waiting to meet with the fbi. >> akyra mother spoke to fox 29 about her daughter strike her as a shining sta
eighteen year-old akyra murray she graduated just last week and set to go to mercyhurst college on a full athletic scholarship for basketball. with akyra her cousin and our fox 29 intern patients carter recovering from an orlando hospital. >> we have learn that the victims from the philadelphia area went to orlando for a family vacation. >> three women decided to go out on a town saturday night to go dancing. night out with the girls turned into a bloody massacre. parker from...
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akyra murray was the last name read philadelphia's own 18 years old. she graduated last monday from west catholic prep high school. honors student head to do college on a full athletic scholarship. >> that was a beautiful athlete. i watched her play. >> angela is a close friend of the family and relayed a chilling conversation she had with akyra's mother. >> called her parents shed is he had been shot and she was blee bleeding. she needed help. >> akyra's teammates huddled struggling to stand tall for their friend and grieving family. >> really going to be missed. her mother is going to need all of your prayers. >> members. lgbtq community vowed to stay united. >> i think it's important that we're seen and heard and people know we're here and you can't hurt us without us getting together and saying something about it. >> the terror attacks that happened targeted people to fry and erase us to try to tell us hour love was unworthy, that we did not exist. but look around us. we exist. and we exist beautifully and we exist in power. >> reporter: vigil ende
akyra murray was the last name read philadelphia's own 18 years old. she graduated last monday from west catholic prep high school. honors student head to do college on a full athletic scholarship. >> that was a beautiful athlete. i watched her play. >> angela is a close friend of the family and relayed a chilling conversation she had with akyra's mother. >> called her parents shed is he had been shot and she was blee bleeding. she needed help. >> akyra's teammates...
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kiana was akyra murray cousin. parker was held hostage inside that bathroom for three hours, lying in the pool of blood after being shot in the stomach. she says that she will always be haunted by the look in the killer's eyes. >> i seen him peak under the stall and look me in my face, i taught my life was over because they said something about him having enough bombs to take out a city block. >> parker says that she believes other people were involved in the shooting, beside the man. she has been released from the hospital. >>> this morning we are learning new details about omar mateen. he attended pulse club before the attack and used a date dating and chap app. they saw mateen there at least a dozen times. he either sat by himself or got bridge rently drunk. investigators are saying mateen also visited other gay clubs as potential targets. one regular said mateen messaged him on and off for a year before the shooting using the gay dating app jacked. >>> is there also word he may have scouted another popular flor
kiana was akyra murray cousin. parker was held hostage inside that bathroom for three hours, lying in the pool of blood after being shot in the stomach. she says that she will always be haunted by the look in the killer's eyes. >> i seen him peak under the stall and look me in my face, i taught my life was over because they said something about him having enough bombs to take out a city block. >> parker says that she believes other people were involved in the shooting, beside the...
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akyra murray graduated just last week and set to go to mercyhurst college for a full scholarship for basketball. we have been updating you antilogy you about patients recovering in it or land owe hospital. patients's on the right. they also traveled there with her cousin can i ra parker. >>> our chris o'connell spoke to her last night, chris. >> well, guys, victims were you talking about some of the youngest victims of the orlando nightclub massacre, three women, young women from philadelphia, came here on a family vacation. three of them went out one night, to go dancing. to have a good time, out with the girls. only to end up all of them being shot, all of them being held hostage in the bathroom of that pulse nightclub. only two made it out alive. take a look at video from that night club, at 18 year-old akyra murray was killed, two others are surviving in a hospital here, behind me here, they are recovering in that hospital tonight. now we are hearing their story, their chilling word for the first time, and we have to warn you some of this description is graphic. >> just hostages
akyra murray graduated just last week and set to go to mercyhurst college for a full scholarship for basketball. we have been updating you antilogy you about patients recovering in it or land owe hospital. patients's on the right. they also traveled there with her cousin can i ra parker. >>> our chris o'connell spoke to her last night, chris. >> well, guys, victims were you talking about some of the youngest victims of the orlando nightclub massacre, three women, young women from...
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akyra murray died in that shooting. whether he police stormed in, all as tiara called about was her cousin akyra who was losing blood and she described that chaotic moment of the rescue. >> we were putting our hands up. they asked us again if we have any weapons. we didn't have have anything. i kept telling them my cousin was laying on my lap. i was able to get myself under her. i said please get her, she's breathing, please get her. please get her. don't worry about me i can walk. please get her. my cousin, she's 18, she just turned 18. she was a dam baby. she was a baby. i said she just graduated on money was just at her grad ways. >> reporter: parker along with fox 29 intern patients carter remained at this orlando hospital, they are stable but they really want to get akyra's story of how good a person that she was. we're hearing lots of stories of these victims. i just learned of one victim, a 49 year-old mother of 11 who went dancing with her 21 year-old son. they went there every saturday night. and now, that woma
akyra murray died in that shooting. whether he police stormed in, all as tiara called about was her cousin akyra who was losing blood and she described that chaotic moment of the rescue. >> we were putting our hands up. they asked us again if we have any weapons. we didn't have have anything. i kept telling them my cousin was laying on my lap. i was able to get myself under her. i said please get her, she's breathing, please get her. please get her. don't worry about me i can walk. please...
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she saw others die including her friend 18-year-old akyra murray who just graduated from west catholic prep. she says writing is part of her healing process. >> looking at the souls leaving the bodies of individuals, looking at killer's machine gun throughout my right peripheral, looking at the blood and debris covered on everyone's faces, looking at the gunman's feet under the stall as he paces. >> patience was at the pulse nightclub with friends tiara parker and akyra murray when the gunshots started rinking out around 2:00 o'clock sunday morning. patience says they wound up running for cover in a bathroom hiding in a stall. >> the gunman entered the bathroom and was shooting his machine gun. so we're all like scrambling around in the bathroom screaming at the top of our lungs. >> patience says the gunfire actually stopped for while but the gunman remained in the bathroom with them for hours as she lay in her own blood and that of others. she says they heard him make a call to 911. >> i can hear him talking to 911 saying that the reason why he's doing this is because he wants america
she saw others die including her friend 18-year-old akyra murray who just graduated from west catholic prep. she says writing is part of her healing process. >> looking at the souls leaving the bodies of individuals, looking at killer's machine gun throughout my right peripheral, looking at the blood and debris covered on everyone's faces, looking at the gunman's feet under the stall as he paces. >> patience was at the pulse nightclub with friends tiara parker and akyra murray when...
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murray a recent grad of west catholic prep. with the collective grief, gripping the country, many people compelled to join in prayer and turn to their faith for healing. >> anytime people come together and to unite for same purpose, we were praying for families of the victims, victims themselves, i think it is healing. >> candles were lit for each one of the 49 shooting victims during last night's service. >>> our coverage continues on line for any breaking details in the investigation or on the survivors just go to our home page at fox 29 the.com. >>> mayor jim kenney says he will sign philadelphia's controversial drink tax into law. city council approved the new tax in the three-four vote thursday. mayor kenney says 90 million-dollar in new revenue will fund prek community schools and recollect centers. opponents say adding 1.5 cents taxis not legal because pennsylvania already taxes sugary drinks. >>> pennsylvania's governor is using social media to help take on the state opioid crisis. governor wolf is hosting a town hall t
murray a recent grad of west catholic prep. with the collective grief, gripping the country, many people compelled to join in prayer and turn to their faith for healing. >> anytime people come together and to unite for same purpose, we were praying for families of the victims, victims themselves, i think it is healing. >> candles were lit for each one of the 49 shooting victims during last night's service. >>> our coverage continues on line for any breaking details in the...
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. >> and right now friends of akyra murray gathering for a vigil in her memory. fox 29's chris o'connell is live in west philadelphia, chris, a heart broken community coming together tonight. >> reporter: iain, it was less than two week ago that akyra murray graduated third in her class here from west catholic
. >> and right now friends of akyra murray gathering for a vigil in her memory. fox 29's chris o'connell is live in west philadelphia, chris, a heart broken community coming together tonight. >> reporter: iain, it was less than two week ago that akyra murray graduated third in her class here from west catholic
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. >> family of the youngest victim akyra murray making arrangements to bring their daughter back home to philadelphia. >> a vigil held at her former high school. live in west philadelphia, good morning, dave. >> reporter: chris, good morning to you. friends, family and not immediate family but extended family and other folks who knew akyra murray gathered here at west catholic prep to remember the star athlete. but, they're still trying to process her death. >> this was akyra less than two weeks ago at her graduation from west catholic prep, where she excelled in ac death i can, she graduated thirds in her class, and it is the very same place where hundreds of student, staff, alumni attended vigil to remember her, reflect and console each other. national tragedy with a very local impact, 18 year old akyra youngest of the orlando shooting victims to die after being shot in the arm. now, whether it was in class or on the basketball court, those who spoke about say she was a leader in every way. >> she never really tried until you asked her for help. >> reporter: a kira scored a thousand
. >> family of the youngest victim akyra murray making arrangements to bring their daughter back home to philadelphia. >> a vigil held at her former high school. live in west philadelphia, good morning, dave. >> reporter: chris, good morning to you. friends, family and not immediate family but extended family and other folks who knew akyra murray gathered here at west catholic prep to remember the star athlete. but, they're still trying to process her death. >> this was...
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murray. hundred cents packing the auditorium as west catholic press high school, last night, to remember the 18 year old basketball star. vigil was private, so cameras not allowed inside. akyra graduated little over a week ago. she was the thirds in her class. her immediate family is still in orlando right now making arrangements to bring her body back to philadelphia for her funeral. >> meanwhile, president obama watched for this today. heading to orlando many details have still not been work out. i'm sure, haven't been announced. >> the white house says his trip is about offering comfort and support, to that community, that's grieving from this past weekend. >> of course the main topic that attack on the night club, of course a lot going on in orlando, needs to comfort a lot of people in central florida. >> 8:09. >> now to another story, also happening in orlando, medical examiner performing autopsy, on the body of two year old boy who was killed by an alligator at walt disney world resort.
murray. hundred cents packing the auditorium as west catholic press high school, last night, to remember the 18 year old basketball star. vigil was private, so cameras not allowed inside. akyra graduated little over a week ago. she was the thirds in her class. her immediate family is still in orlando right now making arrangements to bring her body back to philadelphia for her funeral. >> meanwhile, president obama watched for this today. heading to orlando many details have still not been...
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murray, recent graduate of west catholic prep with collective grief gripping the country many say they feel compelled in join in prayer and faith for healing. >>> 6:12. next up a philadelphia officer hurt in the crash along with others, what witnesses say her cruz der in the do right before impact. >>> fire fighters are making progress against six fires burning in several states. >> and they're big. in southern california, the sirpa fires is threatening hundreds of home as flames air few miles from coastal communities. >>> the cedar fire in arizona has already engulfed thousands of acres. and then, in the neighboring state of new mexico governor has direct the national guard to help secure communities impacted by a huge fire in the central part of the state. it is already over 17,000 acres, and expected to grow in the state of new mexico. >>> so far this year nearly 2 million acres have been burn. we have not even hit the peak of wild fire season. >> nope, that will happen, in late july and august is the peak of wild fire season. >>> here's sue serio, she knows that kind of stuff. >> i
murray, recent graduate of west catholic prep with collective grief gripping the country many say they feel compelled in join in prayer and faith for healing. >>> 6:12. next up a philadelphia officer hurt in the crash along with others, what witnesses say her cruz der in the do right before impact. >>> fire fighters are making progress against six fires burning in several states. >> and they're big. in southern california, the sirpa fires is threatening hundreds of home...
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special prayer was dedicated to the family of akyra murray a recent grad of west catholic prep. with the collective grief gripping the country many felt compelled to join in prayer and turn to faith for healing. >> anytime people come together and unite for the same purpose here praying for families of the victims, victims themselves, i think it is healing. >> candles were lit for each of the 49 shooting victims in last night's service. our coverage continues on line for any breaking details in the the investigation or survivors just go to our home page, again those 911 calls will be released later today. >>> back in a moment. 4:08. may have jim kenney will sign the controversial drink tax in the law later today. city council approved new tax in the 13-four vote, last week, mayor kenney says estimated 90 million-dollar in new revenue will fund prek community schools and recollect centers. some opponents say added a 1.5 sent per ounce taxis not legal because pennsylvania already taxes sugary drinks. >>> many counted them out but cleveland cavilers had something to prove and boy,
special prayer was dedicated to the family of akyra murray a recent grad of west catholic prep. with the collective grief gripping the country many felt compelled to join in prayer and turn to faith for healing. >> anytime people come together and unite for the same purpose here praying for families of the victims, victims themselves, i think it is healing. >> candles were lit for each of the 49 shooting victims in last night's service. our coverage continues on line for any...
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. >>> back here at home memorial and tributes to the youngest victim, akyra murray the 18 year-old was shot and killed at that club on sunday morning. philadelphia a city council woman jeanie blackwell submitted a resolution honoring murray. she just signed a national intent of a tenth to play basketball at mercyhurst scholarship bass kentucky ball. >>> later in the show did the fbi miss a red flag weeks before the shooting. what the owner of the florida gun stories saying about the day the gun man walked into his business. >>> but first, bob kelly up in the northeast. >> hey gang good morning we are coming to you live from the frankford transportation center, septa's main hub here in northeast philadelphia. and then, at 6:45, we will get your kicks on the route 66 and take that to frankford and cottman avenue and i will have a surprise for everybody, that ride the bus with me stay there we will have details when we come right back. one fifth of all the fresh water in the world flows into one incredible experience you can't find anywhere else. and that's not the only thing you can only
. >>> back here at home memorial and tributes to the youngest victim, akyra murray the 18 year-old was shot and killed at that club on sunday morning. philadelphia a city council woman jeanie blackwell submitted a resolution honoring murray. she just signed a national intent of a tenth to play basketball at mercyhurst scholarship bass kentucky ball. >>> later in the show did the fbi miss a red flag weeks before the shooting. what the owner of the florida gun stories saying...
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murray, vigil private, no cameras allowed inside. she graduated little over week ago. she was third in her class and a basketball star. now, her classmates still trying to come to terms with their lost. >> everybody wanted to be like her, keep our hearts and heads into every game, winning or losing, and that she just new the right words to say, and how to build us up as team. >> she just did everything the right way, how she lived, and everybody just saw, and she stood out. >> akyra's friends remember her, her family remained in orlando making arrangements to bring her body back to philadelphia and plan a funeral. >> 5:35 this morning. expect to shell out more money if you buy soda, juice, energy drinks in philadelphia. >> the city council is expected to pass the controversial soda tax. steve keeley looking into this for us, live from city hall. hi, steve. >> reporter: yes, a shame they can't tax raindrops. because we would all be out of debt. anyway, soda consumption already added 30-year low point. bottled water soon to overtake so
murray, vigil private, no cameras allowed inside. she graduated little over week ago. she was third in her class and a basketball star. now, her classmates still trying to come to terms with their lost. >> everybody wanted to be like her, keep our hearts and heads into every game, winning or losing, and that she just new the right words to say, and how to build us up as team. >> she just did everything the right way, how she lived, and everybody just saw, and she stood out. >>...
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patience carter, her best friend tiara parker and tiara's cousin akyra murray were celebrating akyra's recent graduation from west catholic high school. they ended up at pulse nightclub, after a google search for a popular club came up. it was just past midnight when akyra's parents drop them off two. hours later it turned into a nightmare. >> i didn't think they before real gunshots but the fear of it, fear inside mimi drop to the floor everyone. everybody was rushing to the bathroom stall. gunshots were going off rapidly. >> patience, tiara and akyra spent the next three hours in a bathroom stall and at one point coming face-to-face with the gunman. >> i seen him peak under the stall and look me in my face. i thought my life was over. >> as you all know by now, 18 year-old akyra, she did not survive. >> this is real. she was not moving. >> it is so great to see you both. >> welcome back to philadelphia. >> welcome back here. >> welcome back tour fox family. >> we have met a couple of times. >> yes. >> so, we just did a little little bit of that piece about your friend, your cousin. >
patience carter, her best friend tiara parker and tiara's cousin akyra murray were celebrating akyra's recent graduation from west catholic high school. they ended up at pulse nightclub, after a google search for a popular club came up. it was just past midnight when akyra's parents drop them off two. hours later it turned into a nightmare. >> i didn't think they before real gunshots but the fear of it, fear inside mimi drop to the floor everyone. everybody was rushing to the bathroom...
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. >>> meanwhile, the memorials and tributes to the youngest victims, akyra murray continue. the 18 year-old was west catholic prep graduate was in orlando to celebrate when she was killed. yesterday philadelphia city council woman janey blackwell submitted a resolution to honor her. >>> there is a documentary that this shooter was in that came out in 2012bp oil spill. >> that is where money making is. >> lots of money. >> all about the money, exactly. >> mateen was recorded by an under cover film crew working as a security guard in the clean up site. he was criticizing people who make money off disaster. meanwhile investigators say mateen texted his wife during that attack asking if she had seen the news. she reportedly texted back saying she loved him. she tried to call him. officials still will not say if his now widow nora salmon will be charge. >>> in the meantime, today marks one year since the charleston church shooting. do you remember that? one year ago today where nine african-american parishioners studying their bibles were gunned down. it all happened at emmanuel
. >>> meanwhile, the memorials and tributes to the youngest victims, akyra murray continue. the 18 year-old was west catholic prep graduate was in orlando to celebrate when she was killed. yesterday philadelphia city council woman janey blackwell submitted a resolution to honor her. >>> there is a documentary that this shooter was in that came out in 2012bp oil spill. >> that is where money making is. >> lots of money. >> all about the money, exactly....